Stopped in a 2 bedroom apartment with three children for six days. Location is outstanding, opposite the lagoon pool, great for kids and on the esplanade with eateries outside the door. "Driftin" cafe is next door, great food and well priced. Staff were really helpful all the time. Room layout was fantastic, plenty of space and tvs everywhere including some... more

We stayed at the Mantra for six nights in one of the hotel's one-bedroom apartments with a city view. We booked the hotel through the internet and then followed this up with a phonecall direct to the hotel as we had a query relating to the rate and inclusion of breakfast. This was clarified with a hotel staff member and... more

There is no doubt this hotel has a great location. Situated right on the esplanade but actually in town. Don't get fooled, the esplanade is very long and some hotels that advertise on the Esplanade are actually quite far from the centre of town. It's right in front of the lagoon and on a quiet stretch of the strip. Furnishings... more

This hotel was very clean and nice, the furniture is modern, full kitchen and washer & dryer were very helpful with children. We got 2 adjoining bedrooms and I would say the only problem is that since we had little children it was a pain to try to keep the 2 doors open so we could go back and forth... more

The choice of the Mantra Esplanade was suggested by our travel agent after the previous hotel didn't seem to fit into our plan. We were pleasantly surprised to find the accomodations were more than we expected. They were painting the inside when we arrived and that was good. The room was more like a suite with sliding doors which could... more

We were worried about the noise from the esplanade but we were placed on the back of the hotel and had a really quiet room, looking over the city and the great pool. The room looked brand new and very clean. The staff at the front desk were great and the location is close to all the activities one would... more

We've just returned from an 8 days trip in Cairns where we stayed at Mantra Esplanade. This hotel/apartment has the best location (I think) in Cairns City. It is perfect for those, who are lazy bums who just want to have easy access to everything! Initially, we booked the one bedroom hotel room, which was not spacious but acceptable, however... more

Stayed there 4 days in one of the 1 bedroom apartments with ocean view. The apartment was very spacious and well appointed with everything one needs including washing machine and tumble dryer. The lounge and the bedroom have individual air conditioning (not that we needed that in June). There was a fold out couch that sleeps two, so 4 people... more

We stayed at the Mantra Esplanade and we were very happy with the location. It was close to all of the busy parts of Cairns, restaurants, shops, grocery store and across the street from the man-made beach/pool. It was also a 2 min walk from where we had to check in for our Reef Tour. The rooms were quite small... more